viral
- adjective
- /ˈvaɪrəl/
- Specialized
- Her research focuses on the epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis and methods for its prevention and control.
- viral infection
- viral disease
- viral outbreak
This is called a lengthy viral vector, the HIV vector.
- This is called a lengthy viral vector, the HIV vector.
- Simple illnesses, viral illnesses, bacterial illnesses, things like that.
- But you know, viral conditions probably not great with lung collapse.
- And and it it, it, it had the flavour of our viral pneumonia akin to influenza.
- As a child, you may have also been more prone to colds and other viral illnesses.
- And well, the whole world of viral treatment needs to be systematized better.
- So she did take a look at me and did a viral swab.
- So we do not go as a what is the viral load?
- And the the purpose of this protein is to protect the viral RNA.
- So it's a stronger viral situation.
Examples
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Dr. Rollin is a medical doctor and team lead in the Viral Special Pathogens Branch, CDC.
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Provir is an oral treatment for respiratory viral infections that are common in young children.
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Franklin is dead, from a viral infection.
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You have shown no evidence of bacterial or viral infection...
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Your myocarditis was caused by a viral infection.
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Croup is a common viral infection in babies and children in the winter months.
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The diagnosis at this time was viral encephalitis, possibly caused by parechovirus type 3.
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You're still lowering the viral load and decreasing the risk to the child.
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During the outbreak, many patients were diagnosed with a viral infection that caused severe respiratory symptoms.
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The doctor confirmed that the child's fever was due to a viral illness, not a bacterial one.
Compounds
- Specialized
An illness caused when a virus gets into your body and makes you sick
- Specialized
A serious illness caused by a virus that causes fever, makes you bleed, and damages blood vessels
- Specialized
An infection of the lungs caused by a virus that makes breathing difficult
- Texting
A central website or app where popular online content spreads quickly
- Specialized
A virus that carries new genes into cells for treatment or research
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Viral comes from the word virus, a Latin word for 'poison' or a harmful liquid. So, viral originally meant 'like a virus' and today it still means something that is caused by a virus.